[quote="CaptainAwesome"]What would be a good boxing gym for a beginner? I'm no boxer by any means (I mean, I can throw a good punch but I lack proper training) and would need to start from the ground up.[/quote]

What are the measuring tools that you are using to claim you can throw a good punch?

"The Old Familiar Faces" - Charles Lamb
"All. all, are gone, the old familiar faces"
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It appears the choice is between the THISTLETOWN BOXING CLUB , and the KELOWNA BOXING CLUB, the various otherclubs may not be complete boxing clubs with top level amateur boxing coaches. So if the question relates to boxing, thenone needs to go to one of the two named clubs. :skippingsheep: :sunshine:

"The Old Familiar Faces" - Charles Lamb
"All. all, are gone, the old familiar faces"
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There walks a man Boy that is in kelowna , As I thread He just flew in from Bangkok after 6 months of training in Mauy thai. 2011 He was in thai for his first training at the age of 18. hE JUST CALLED AND SAID HES JUST DOING SOME PURE BOXING UNDERGROUND IN KELOWNA ! hIS nAME IS jUSTIN. :137: hE WON SIX PRO FIGHTS .

[url][/url]Three boxing clubs have been mentioned with the two that are part of the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Association which is the official body foramateur boxing and a part of Boxing Canada.

The two would include the Kelowna Boxing Club and Thistletown, both haveexperienced coaches and follow the current rules regarding safety etc. :sunshine:

[quote="FreeRights"]If you want to learn how to [i]fight[/i], then a boxing club is not our best choice. Neither is Toshido. These are excellent sport teams, but there's a huge difference between boxing/MMA and actual fighting. It's better than nothing, but there are more realistic options available.

By most law enforcement and military professionals, Krav Maga is considered the best self defense. It isn't a martial art - it's a self defense system. And those who attest by it would know, since self defense is part of their job. Unfortunately, there's only three official training centres of true Krav Maga in Canada (closest is in Vancouver), so that's not a realistic option.

The best alternative in Kelowna is the Jiu Jitsu Academy of Combat Arts. They teach an excellent Jishin-Ryu Jujitsu class that is a modern take on traditional jiu jitsu.

There's a lot more to fighting than punching. Especially since it's easy to break your hand on a person's head, boxing only teaches one small portion of fighting - and they effectively ignore elbows, knees, kicks, headbutts, clinching, takedowns, groundfighting, and positional control. If you train boxing, punch a guy in the forehead once and break your hand, you'll be useless for the rest of the fight, and that could mean your life.

Boxing is a great sport, but as far as fighting goes, it's about as "useful" as taekwondo or kung-fu.[/quote]

Hitting someone in the forehead using the five basic requirements of effective punching will not result in a broken hand,just some dude with a sore forehead.

"The Old Familiar Faces" - Charles Lamb
"All. all, are gone, the old familiar faces"
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I've heard good things about Thistletown Boxing if you're looking for strictly boxing. Also you might want to try out a new Muay-Thai kickboxing club Manraje Muay Thai & Kickboxing. Kyle and Cody are excellent instructors and their classes are good for beginners to advanced. Here is their FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/ManrajeMuayThai?fref=ts.

Always try out a few clubs as they usually offer a free trail class as see which one is the right fit for you.